The Great Pottery Throwdown

I was sure that Richard was for the chop this week, and Cait lives a charmed life on this show, her water feature was awful.

Me too, I felt very sorry for her and what had survived the kiln looked good to me.

I think Richard should have gone this week and not Elaine.

There was a thread on the previous series and, much as I enjoy it, being brought up in the Potteries, daughter of potters, married to a potter, I can only say it's all a bit Chi chi for me. I only remember the dust everywhere and the poverty. Went to visit Wedgwood's recently-lovely visit but it is so sanitised these days-truly thank God for that!-but so unlike the potteries of old. Not saying, of course, that there should be a return to awful working conditions!! Am enjoying seeing the skills I grew up with.

I think I'd like to throw a pot on a wheel. Watch out, arts centre, here I come!

I have missed a lot of them but they are fascinating. Not being very arty I look at these people and wonder how on earth they manage to make what they do. What a lot of skill.

This is so much better than the painting challenge
I m not too keen on Nam or Clovers work so far but like Ryans and Elaine but they are all very good

Loving this prog. Crying judge and Cait equally annoying.

I think/hope Cait's on borrowed time.

I hope that either Ryan, Clover or Nam will win.They all seem lovely.

I was hoping that the annoying blonde ( Cait...pronounced Koyt) would be given the heave ho!

I've been going to pottery classes for over a year, I love it but there's no hope for me! I really go for company and a chat!

I love this kind of programme, people taking part who have skills and passion. I get very engrossed and the end of the programme comes all too soon. Looking forward to the rest of the series. I have made a pot or two many years ago.

I really enjoyed the raku challenge; it's a very exciting technique. It was very good in the last series too, but people seemed to be better at transferring their pots to the firing this time - there weren't so many breakages. I agree that the right person went home, but Cait is living on borrowed time too, I think.

Right person went home

Those Raku glazes were fascinating.

Raku. Amazing technique! Beard hair?!
Some lovely sake sets and a riveting rice bowl challenge. Never knew pottery was so unpredictable and exciting!

Good point about not seeing the hands!

I really enjoy this. The last series was excellent. I like the unknown quantity of not knowing what is going to happen in the kiln. I agree that the man with the industrial clock let himself down. He was talking about ripping one of the corners off, but when it came down to it, I suppose it takes courage to do something that could have destabilised the whiole structure. As Elrel said, they didn't give a lot of thought to how the hands would show up on the clock face.

I do so enjoy this programme - and I know nowt about pottery. I quite like the weepy judge - he is a very skilled potter an his tears usually arrive when he sees someone do well, which is lovely.

The winning clock was by Elaine.

I was surprised by it as she has not been striking me as being very artistic so far.

I dont think she will win.

Only just started watching this.

Does Rich ever make a mistake? Like drop one?!

I thought the owl clock was hideous I thought the winning clock( can't remember her name) and Ryan's were by far the best none of the others really worked as pieces you d want to look at in my opinion, I thought the big guy who did the industrial clock should have gone out
I did pottery for a brief time and loved it I find this programme really interesting as they do some complex stuff I liked the last series and thought the right person won I can't remember his name but he had light brown dreadlocks
I m afraid the judge who always cries gets on my pip a bit.... why cry it seems put on to me?
But I do enjoy the programme

Cait redeemed herself with her owl clock, lovely design. Some of the clocks the judges liked (Ryan's and the Pot of the Week) were so dark that it was difficult to see where the hands were. Maybe telling the time wasn't that important. I do like Rich who has the huge responsibility of looking after the kilns!

Thanks Merlot I do like to see a well thrown pot!